saturday cartoons
God do I love Netflix! They have Jem and the Holograms! I watched this episode today and loved the song and choreography so much I had to see if it was on YouTube, and it was! While I love the 80s glam rock cartoons, Andy is more a fan of the Gummi Bears, and again, [...]
waiting and previewing
I am still waiting for comments from my exam committee–mainly whether or not I passed–which has left me in some what of a limbo. I know there are things I can be doing to move toward the only step left, writing the dissertation, but I’d like to hear from my committee about specific directions I [...]
4Cs in 5 hours
Considering my stupid virus, my conference experience was not as full as I would have liked. I presented yesterday morning and don’t feel good about how extemperaneous I was. I would have liked to read from note cards and be a little more professional, but I hope the content of my slides spoke for themselves. [...]
on my way to Cs
After suffering a virus I thought I would never shake, I’m finally back in society and at the Charlotte airport waiting to get on a flight to NYC. I had been so looking forward to 4Cs this year but now it looks like I will only spend time at the conference tomorrow when I present [...]
Oxford and Harvard and a fever, oh my!
My Spring Break has been spent catching up on sleep and going to baseball games. I haven’t spent too much time on the computer or reading but know I have to soon to prepare for 4Cs. When I did check my email yesterday I found a fantastic bit of news: Dear Daisy, Thank you for [...]
Day 3, I'M DONE!
So tired Didn’t think I’d be this tired Finished the 3rd exam a half hour early. Couldn’t write anymore. Think I did well though. Strangely enough, I kinda appreciate this whole rite of passage now…for so many in academe, we protect our research ideas and can slip into a cocoon, never having to defend these [...]
Day 2, getting tired
Day 2 of my exams was in the area of trauma theory. Since I’ve been reading texts of this nature for about a year now and the details are typically vivid, I wasn’t nervous about recalling the central themes. I was, however, freaked out when I got to school and all of a sudden felt [...]
and 3 hearts are 1 too many…
another video from the film Music and Lyrics. I’m sure you all think I’m nuts, but the soundtrack is just too hilarious. Although maybe I am a little loopy from all the studying…
Day 1, down!
I won’t divulge the details about my exam questions, but I think Day 1 of PhD exam-taking went well. I hyped myself up this morning by listening to the Black Eyed Peas and told myself that I was just going to school to take care of something for 4 hours, then I’d go straight to [...]
the novelty of blogs no longer?
I read this earlier on Jill/txt but didn’t decide to link to it until I realized how many insightful comments were left there. And after all the reading I did today about the uses of blogs, this post reminds me of the reasons why I haven’t always used blogs in the writing courses I teach [...]
'twas the night before exam week started
and after an afternoon of studying, I watched X-Men 3. I was initally turned on to the films since Alan Cumming played the Nightcrawler in the 2nd one, but I really like the whole “othering” discussion going on there. No time for a full review. Back to reading…
we've come a long way, baby
One last post for the night. Just read about TechPresident, “a new group blog that covers how the 2008 presidential candidates are using the web, and vice versa, how content generated by voters is affecting the campaign.” If you go to the page and see the candidates’ social netwotking stats on the side, all I [...]
the view from my desk chair
to die for
This has to be quick but as you know one of the areas on my exams next week is Trauma Theory. With that comes a lot of reading of typically depressing things–about war veterans, Holocaust survivors, and unexpected deaths. But I find it to be the most insightful reading I’ve ever done and think our [...]
countdown til PhD exams
Haven’t blogged because I’ve been either studying or procrastinating in ways that keep me off the computer, namely by working out! I’ve lost 3 pounds but a whole bunch more inches all in the past month, so that’s making me happy. Certain pairs of pants are fitting again, and just in time for warmer weather! [...]